IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVA (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 13136 OF 2025 Between: Sreenivasulu Kothamaddi S/o. Subbaramaiah Kothamaddi Venkata Reddy, aged about 55 years, R/o. 36/4 Chinna Chowk, Shankarapuram, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. 2. Regional Passport Officer, Vijayawada, Office at Murali Nagar Junction, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Inspector of Police, Chinnachowk, U/G Police Station, Kadapa Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue a Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2""^ respondent in rejecting for renewal of passport with File No. VJ4075941479123, dated 04.11.2023 with a reason that upon police verification report is not clear as the petitioner was involved in Criminal Case by directing to get a proof of clearance of criminal case is illegal, arbitrary, discriminating , unjust against to Article 14, 19, 21 of Constitution of India against to the rules of Passport Act and consequentially direct the 2^^^ respondent to renew the passport by may gposidering the application dated 02.11.2023 in File No. VJ4075941479123, dated 04.11.2023 forthwith. C i|A NO: 1 OF 2025 \ ' Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 2^^ respondent to renew the passport by considering the application dated 02.11.2023 in File No.VJ4075941479123, dated 04.11.2023 forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI C. VAMSI KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: SRI T. SRIDHAR, CENTRAL GOVT. COUNSEL Counsel for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010252862025 r IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] / FRIDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE / PRESENT - THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 13136/2025 Between: Sreenivasulu Kothamaddi, ...PETITIONER AND The Union Of India and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.C VAMSI KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): - 1.GP FOR HOME 2. The Court made the following ORDER: Heard Sri C.Vamsi Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner, T.Sridhar, learned counsel for respondents 1 and 2 and Sri Ajay, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home for 3'^^ respondent. The above writ petition is filed to declare the action of the 2"'^. respondent in not issuing/renewing the passport to the petitioner in pursuance of the application vide File No.VJ4075941479123, dated 04.11.2023, is illegal ] and arbitrary. 2. \ il 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner possessed a passport bearing No.L8759622, and the period of the same expired on 06.05.2024. The petitioner submitted renewal/reissuance of passport vide Application 02.11.2023. A shortfall notice dated 06.12.2023 application for NO.VJ4075941479123, dated an was issued to the petitioner due to an adverse police verification report. Learned counsel submits that the case is not a ground for not mere pendency of a criminal reissuing a passport. renewing or 4. Learned counsel for respondents that a crime No.209 of 2023 of Chinnachowk 1 and 2, on the other hand, submits %was punishable under a final report on the file of the same was numbered C.C.No.1140/2023 of II Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kadapa. Learned submits that the petitioner must approach the jurisdictional U/G Police Station, Kadapi for the offences registered against the petitioner Sections506, 509 r/w 34 of IPC. The police filed jurisdictional court, and the on the file counsel court. 5. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner approach the jurisdictional Court and make 2023. submits that the petitioner will an application in C.C.No.1140 of 6. Given the facts and circumstances of the disposed of, at the admission stage with either side, granting liberty to the petitioner to 1140 of 2023 case, the writ petition is the consent of learned counsel on make an application in C.C No. on the file of the learned II Additional Magistrate, Kadapa. Upon such Judicial First Class application being filed by the petitioner, consider the same and the learned Magistrate shall pass appropriate orders, by 1980. There mentioning the period shall be no order as to costs. per Rule 12 of the Passport Rules , as As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// fS(^ SECTION OFFICER To, 1, The Secretary Ministry of External Affairs, Union of India, New Delhi 2. The Regional Passport Officer, Vijayawada, Office at Murali Nagar Junction Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Inspector of Police, Chinnachowk, U/G Police Station, Kadapa Andhra Pradesh. One CC to Sri C. Vamsi Krishna, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri T. Sridhar, Central Govt. Counsel [OPUC] Two CC’s to GP for Home, High Court of A.P. at Amaravati. The 11 Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kadapa 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ssb r . a HIGH COURT DATED;09/05/2025 12 JUN2 c'? -s ■a ★ ORDER WP.No.13136 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS